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Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... gold reserves. He has also shorted tourism related stocks, as well as AI provider Appen. "The reason I bought some Appen shares is because they serve clients like Google and Facebook that have the financial strength to spend throughout this time, no ...

Is it really as bad as it seems?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... trends reveal that Australians have googled the term "recession" more now than during the GFC but are also searching "buy shares" at a significantly higher rate than "sell shares", which Doyle said is interesting. "In terms of the conversation I have ...

AZ NGA makes 64th acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... inforce premium. The deal included a cash payment of 51% upfront a share swap of 49% of Certe Wealth Protection for AZ NGA shares, with a progressive buy-back of these shares. AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett said Certe Wealth's business model positioned ...

Aussie equities winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
... bronze). Downgraded funds include Antares Prof Elite Opportunities, Antares Prof Australian Equities, Antares Prof High Growth Shares, Argo Ord, Bennelong ex-20 Australian Equities, Ironbark Karara Australian Share, Ironbark Karara Australian Small Companies ...

COVID-19 ETP market winners, losers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... ETFs proved exceptions to this rule. The BetaShares Australian Equities Strong Bear ETF makes money when the Australian shares index falls at a ratio of around two to one. It experienced strong inflows in March and had the highest traded value of any ...

VIC, TAS lead Australia: CommSec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
Victoria remains Australia's strongest performing economy, but it now shares top spot with Tasmania, according to the latest CommSec State of the States report. The latest CommSec economic rankings revealed how the state and territory economies were ...

Pay cuts, dividend slashed as NAB raises capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... placement at the fixed price of $14.15 per share and a non-underwritten share purchase plan of about $500 million. The SPP shares will be the lower of the $14.15 per share placement price and the volume weighted average price of NAB shares traded on ...

Powerwrap adds Chi-X offering

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... now be available to Powerwrap customers. Chi-X's TraCRs allow Australian investors to access the benefits of owning US shares, while its funds have been trading on the exchange since October 2019. Powerwrap chief executive Will Davidson said the addition ...

CBA Group Super posts -7.7% returns for March quarter

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... returns varied from -2.6% for the conservative option (its one-year returns are positive) to -22.1% for the Australian shares option as the ASX tumbled from its February 21 high.

APRA-regulated fund or SMSF: It's all the same

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... Rainmaker research, on average, 24% of a SMSFs aggregate funds under management is in cash, 17% is in property and 43% is in shares. Shares are down about 30%, property valuations are down and the interest rates SMSFs are likely getting on their cash ...